to vaccine
- verb
- /vækˈsiːn/
:
vacunar
- It is important to vaccine patients to ensure herd immunity in the community.
Examples
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The nurse will vaccine the children to protect them against common illnesses.
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Before traveling abroad, it's essential to vaccine for diseases endemic to the destination.
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And there was a report on someone in Marin who has decided not to vaccinate their child.
Synonyms
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3.7
Give a shot to a person or animal to protect them from disease
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3.9
To give someone a vaccine so they do not get a disease
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6.3
To put a vaccine into a person or animal so they become immune
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6.8
Protect a person from harm, often by giving a vaccine or preparing them to resist bad ideas
To give someone a vaccine or to get one
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Archaic
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3.3
A vaccine made from killed polio virus given by injection to prevent polio
- Specialized
1
4.6
A shot that helps protect people from serious lung and blood infections
- Specialized
A vaccine that protects children against diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus
- Specialized
A vaccine given by mouth that has a weakened live virus to protect against polio
- Specialized
A medicine people take by mouth that contains weakened polio virus to protect them from polio
- Specialized
A medicine taken by mouth that contains three weakened live polio viruses to protect against polio
- Specialized
A vaccine made from cowpox virus that protects people from smallpox and often leaves a small scar
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vaccine as a verb comes from the Latin word vacca, which means 'cow'. Because early protection used cowpox, to vaccine someone is to give them that protection so their body can learn to fight the disease.